 | New Church gen. confer - 1879 - 622 pages
...desirable (whether we are considering our own good or that of other people), is an existence exempt as far as possible from pain, and as rich as possible in enjoyments both in point of quantity and quality."i Now the pleasures of enjoyment as here understood are those which call into exercise the... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1876 - 832 pages
...desirable (whether we are considering oxir own good or that of other people) is an existence exempt as far as possible from pain, and as rich as possible in enjoyments, both in point of quantity and quality This being, according to the utilitarian opinion, the end of human action, is necessarily also the... | |
 | 1861 - 882 pages
...desirable (whether we are considering our own good or that of other people), is an existence exempt as far as possible from pain, and as rich as possible in...opportunities of experience, to which must be added 1861.] Utilitarianism. their habits of self-consciousness and self-observation, are best furnished... | |
 | Great Britain - 1863 - 972 pages
...people), is an existence exempt, as far as possible, from pain, and aa rich as possible in enjoyment*, both in point of quantity and quality ; the test of...quality, and the rule for measuring it against quantity, beiog the preference felt by those who, in their opportunities of experience, to which musí be added... | |
 | Charles Tennant - Utilitarianism - 1864 - 486 pages
...desirable (whether we are considering our own good or that of other people), is an existence exempt as far as possible from pain, and as rich as possible in...means of comparison. This being, according to the uti-. litarian opinion, the end of human action, is necessarily also the standard of morality; which... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - Utilitarianism - 1864 - 108 pages
...desirable (whether we are considering our own good or that of other people), is an existence exempt as far as possible from pain, and as rich as possible in...measuring it against quantity, being the preference felt bj those who in their opportunities of experience, to which must be added their habits of self-consciousness... | |
 | Bible - 1866 - 726 pages
...desirable (whether we are considering our own good or that of other people), is an existence exempt as far as possible from pain, and as rich as possible in...opportunities of experience — to which must be added their h:tbite of self-consciousness and self-observation — are best furr nished with the means of comparison.... | |
 | Bible - 1866 - 732 pages
...desirable (whether we are considering our own good or that of other people), is an existence exempt as far as possible from pain, and as rich as possible in...in their opportunities of experience — to which most b* added their habits of self-consciousness and self-observation — are best furnished with the... | |
 | Bible - 1866 - 732 pages
...desirable (whether we arc considering our own good or that of other people), is an existence exempt as far as possible from pain, and as rich as possible in...measuring it against quantity, being the preference folt by those, who, in their opportunities of experience — to which must be added their habits of... | |
 | Religion and science - 1867 - 510 pages
...desirable (whether we are considering our own good or that of other people), is an existence exempt as far as possible from pain, and as rich as possible in...enjoyments, both in point of quantity and quality." And what, pray, is the teaching of the whole Bible, Old Testament and New, and what the main thesis... | |
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According to the greatest happiness principle, as above explained, the ultimate end, with reference to and for the sake of which all other things are desirable — whether we are considering our own good or that of other people — is an existence exempt... 
